Brian McCann connected on his sixth home run of the season Tuesday, helping to lead the Braves to a 6-2 victory over Johnny Cueto and the Reds.
McCann finished the night 2-for-3 and also drew a walk. He’s only hitting .243 on the season, though he’s displayed impressive power with six homers and 21 RBI to date. He remains one of the strongest offensive catchers in the National League, and should be a lock to finish as a top five backstop in mixed fantasy leagues by season’s end.
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Brian McCann is not in the Braves’ lineup Wednesday against the Cubs.
He’s just getting the day off. David Ross will start behind the plate and bat seventh against the southpaw Paul Maholm.
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Brian McCann is not in the Braves’ lineup Sunday.
It’s just a routine day off, as David Ross is getting a start behind the plate. Chipper Jones is also sitting out, with Juan Francisco handling the hot corner.
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Brian McCann was diagnosed Thursday afternoon with a scratch on the outer side of his right eye.
It’s an issue that McCann hopes to play through with the help of eye drops. He’s carrying a .241/.307/.456 batting line, five home runs and 14 RBI in 21 games played.
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Bryan McCann (side) is not in Saturday’s lineup.
McCann left Friday’s game with an intercostal strain on his right side, but isn’t expected require a DL stint. Backup David Ross is starting and hitting sixth.
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The Braves aren’t ”overly concerned” that Brian McCann (side) will miss significant time.
“We?ll know more tomorrow,” manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “It’s up high. It’s in between the ribs so we?re not overly concerned. Sometimes if it’s really low with the oblique it’s a little different story. But we?ll know more tomorrow.” The injury is unrelated to the oblique strain that derailed McCann’s 2011 season. Backup David Ross is expected to start Saturday against the Pirates.
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Brian McCann was diagnosed with an intercostal muscle strain on his right side.
McCann left Friday’s game after five innings with the injury. The Braves are calling him day-to-day right now, but they’ll likely take every precatuion before clearing him to return to the lineup.
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Brian McCann exited Friday’s game against the Pirates after five innings for an unspecified reason.
He went 0-for-3 with a strikeout before being replaced by David Ross. No word yet on why he was pulled from the game, but there was no obvious injury. Stay tune for an update.
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Brian McCann is not in Monday’s lineup against the Dodgers.
He’s just getting the night off. David Ross will start behind the dish and bat seventh against left-hander Chris Capuano.
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